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kilocalorie

kilocalorie noun: a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

Noun

kilocalorie (plural kilocalories)

  1. A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
    • Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
    • Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie

Synonyms of kilocalorie

Forms of kilocalorie

pluralkilocalories

Origin of kilocalorie

From kilo- + calorie.

Questions about kilocalorie

What does kilocalorie mean?
Kilocalorie means a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
What part of speech is kilocalorie?
Kilocalorie is a noun.
What is the plural of kilocalorie?
The plural of kilocalorie is kilocalories.

Words near kilocalorie in the dictionary

  1. kilobucks
  2. kilobyte
  3. kilobytes
  4. kilocal
  5. kilocaloric
  6. kilocalorie
  7. kilocalories
  8. kilocals
  9. kilocandela
  10. kilocount
  11. kilocounts

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